java.lang.Object
- java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
- - adams.gui.goe.AbstractPropertyEditorSupport

All Implemented Interfaces:

HelpProvider, PropertyEditor

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractAdvancedScriptEditor, AbstractBaseDateTypeEditor, AbstractBasicTypePropertyEditor, AbstractDatabaseConnectionAwarePropertyEditorSupport, AbstractSimpleScriptEditor, ActorPathEditor, BaseAnnotationEditor, BaseBooleanEditor, BaseClassnameEditor, BaseColorEditor, BaseCommandLineEditor, BaseObjectEditor, BaseTextEditor, CallableActorReferenceEditor, ColorEditor, CronScheduleEditor, EmailAddressEditor, EventReferenceEditor, FieldEditor, FileEditor, FlowFileEditor, FontEditor, IndexEditor, JdbcUrlEditor, PdfFontEditor, PlaceholderDirectoryEditor, PlaceholderFileEditor, RangeEditor, UnorderedRangeEditor, WekaExperimentFileEditor
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public abstract class AbstractPropertyEditorSupport
extends PropertyEditorSupport
implements HelpProvider
```
A superclass for editors with custom editors.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

FracPete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`APPROVE_OPTION`	the user approved the dialog.
`static int`	`CANCEL_OPTION`	the user canceled the dialog.
`static String`	`EMPTY`	the string to use if there is an empty string to be display.
`protected int`	`m_ChosenOption`	the option that the user chose.
`protected JComponent`	`m_CustomEditor`	the custom editor.
`protected WindowAdapter`	`m_WindowAdapter`	the window adapter for de-registering the DB change listener.
`static String`	`NULL`	the string to use if there is null value to be display.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected AbstractPropertyEditorSupport()
Initializes the editor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected void`	`addWindowAdapter()`	Adds a window listener to the dialog.
`protected void`	`cleanUp()`	Cleans up when the dialog is closed.
`protected void`	`closeDialog(int option)`	Closes the dialog.
`protected abstract JComponent`	`createCustomEditor()`	Creates the custom editor.
`protected BasePopupMenu`	`createPopup()`	Creates a popup menu.
`String`	`createTipText(String help)`	Creates a tip text from the given help string.
`protected WindowAdapter`	`createWindowAdapter()`	Creates the window adapater to attach.
`int`	`getChosenOption()`	Returns the option that the user chose.
`Component`	`getCustomEditor()`	Gets the custom editor component.
`String`	`getHelpDescription()`	Returns a long help description, e.g., used in tiptexts.
`String`	`getHelpIcon()`	Returns the name of a help icon, e.g., used for buttons.
`String`	`getHelpTitle()`	Returns a short title for the help, e.g., used for buttons.
`String`	`getHelpURL()`	Returns a URL with additional information.
`protected Dialog`	`getParentDialog()`	Returns the parent dialog if possible.
`protected Frame`	`getParentFrame()`	Returns the parent frame if possible.
`protected void`	`initForDisplay()`	Initializes the display of the value.
`protected void`	`initialize()`	For initializing members.
`boolean`	`isPaintable()`	Returns true since this editor is paintable.
`protected void`	`resetChosenOption()`	Resets the chosen option to CANCEL.
`void`	`setValue(Object value)`	Set (or change) the object that is to be edited.
`boolean`	`supportsCustomEditor()`	Returns true because we do support a custom editor.

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport
addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getAsText, getJavaInitializationString, getSource, getTags, getValue, paintValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setAsText, setSource

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - CANCEL_OPTION
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public static final int CANCEL_OPTION
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    the user canceled the dialog.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - APPROVE_OPTION
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public static final int APPROVE_OPTION
```
    the user approved the dialog.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - NULL
```
public static final String NULL
```
    the string to use if there is null value to be display.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EMPTY
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public static final String EMPTY
```
    the string to use if there is an empty string to be display.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - m_CustomEditor
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protected JComponent m_CustomEditor
```
    the custom editor.
  - m_WindowAdapter
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protected WindowAdapter m_WindowAdapter
```
    the window adapter for de-registering the DB change listener.
  - m_ChosenOption
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protected int m_ChosenOption
```
    the option that the user chose.
- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractPropertyEditorSupport
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protected AbstractPropertyEditorSupport()
```
    Initializes the editor.
- Method Detail
  - initialize
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protected void initialize()
```
    For initializing members.
    
    Default implementation does nothing.
  - isPaintable
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public boolean isPaintable()
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    Returns true since this editor is paintable.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isPaintable in interface PropertyEditor
    
    Overrides:
    
    isPaintable in class PropertyEditorSupport
    
    Returns:
    
    always true.
  - supportsCustomEditor
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public boolean supportsCustomEditor()
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    Returns true because we do support a custom editor.
    
    Specified by:
    
    supportsCustomEditor in interface PropertyEditor
    
    Overrides:
    
    supportsCustomEditor in class PropertyEditorSupport
    
    Returns:
    
    always true
  - setValue
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public void setValue(Object value)
```
    Set (or change) the object that is to be edited.
    
    Specified by:
    
    setValue in interface PropertyEditor
    
    Overrides:
    
    setValue in class PropertyEditorSupport
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The new target object to be edited. Note that this object should not be modified by the PropertyEditor, rather the PropertyEditor should create a new object to hold any modified value.
  - createWindowAdapter
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protected WindowAdapter createWindowAdapter()
```
    Creates the window adapater to attach.
    
    Returns:
    
    the WindowAdapter to use
  - addWindowAdapter
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protected void addWindowAdapter()
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    Adds a window listener to the dialog.
    
    See Also:
    
    initForDisplay()
  - cleanUp
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protected void cleanUp()
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    Cleans up when the dialog is closed.
    
    Default implementation does nothing.
  - closeDialog
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protected void closeDialog(int option)
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    Closes the dialog.
    
    Parameters:
    
    option - the chosen option
    
    See Also:
    
    getChosenOption()
  - getParentDialog
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protected Dialog getParentDialog()
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    Returns the parent dialog if possible.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent dialog, null if not available
  - getParentFrame
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protected Frame getParentFrame()
```
    Returns the parent frame if possible.
    
    Returns:
    
    the parent frame, null if not available
  - createCustomEditor
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protected abstract JComponent createCustomEditor()
```
    Creates the custom editor.
    
    Returns:
    
    the editor
  - resetChosenOption
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protected void resetChosenOption()
```
    Resets the chosen option to CANCEL.
    
    See Also:
    
    getChosenOption(), CANCEL_OPTION
  - initForDisplay
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protected void initForDisplay()
```
    Initializes the display of the value.
  - getChosenOption
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public int getChosenOption()
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    Returns the option that the user chose.
    
    Returns:
    
    the option
    
    See Also:
    
    APPROVE_OPTION, CANCEL_OPTION
  - getCustomEditor
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public Component getCustomEditor()
```
    Gets the custom editor component.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getCustomEditor in interface PropertyEditor
    
    Overrides:
    
    getCustomEditor in class PropertyEditorSupport
    
    Returns:
    
    the editor
  - createPopup
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protected BasePopupMenu createPopup()
```
    Creates a popup menu.
    
    Returns:
    
    the popup menu, null if not supported
  - createTipText
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public String createTipText(String help)
```
    Creates a tip text from the given help string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    help - the help string, can be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the generated tip text string
  - getHelpURL
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public String getHelpURL()
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    Returns a URL with additional information.
    
    If current value is an instance of HelpProvider, then its URL is returned, otherwise null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHelpURL in interface HelpProvider
    
    Returns:
    
    the URL, null if not available
  - getHelpDescription
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public String getHelpDescription()
```
    Returns a long help description, e.g., used in tiptexts.
    
    If current value is an instance of HelpProvider, then its description is returned, otherwise the value's tip text.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHelpDescription in interface HelpProvider
    
    Returns:
    
    the help text, null if not available
  - getHelpTitle
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public String getHelpTitle()
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    Returns a short title for the help, e.g., used for buttons.
    
    If current value is an instance of HelpProvider, then its title is returned, otherwise null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHelpTitle in interface HelpProvider
    
    Returns:
    
    the short title, null if not available
  - getHelpIcon
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public String getHelpIcon()
```
    Returns the name of a help icon, e.g., used for buttons.
    
    If current value is an instance of HelpProvider, then its icon is returned, otherwise null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getHelpIcon in interface HelpProvider
    
    Returns:
    
    the icon name, null if not available

Class AbstractPropertyEditorSupport

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.beans.PropertyEditorSupport

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

CANCEL_OPTION

APPROVE_OPTION

NULL

EMPTY

m_CustomEditor

m_WindowAdapter

m_ChosenOption

Constructor Detail

AbstractPropertyEditorSupport

Method Detail

initialize

isPaintable

supportsCustomEditor

setValue

createWindowAdapter

addWindowAdapter

cleanUp

closeDialog

getParentDialog

getParentFrame

createCustomEditor

resetChosenOption

initForDisplay

getChosenOption

getCustomEditor

createPopup

createTipText

getHelpURL

getHelpDescription

getHelpTitle

getHelpIcon